Residents of Jiddari
Polo in Maiduguri, Borno state capital, are currently running for cover
following an attack launched by Boko Haram fighters.
The attack happened
hours after President Muhammadu Buhari paid a condolence visit to the people of
the state over the killing of 30 persons on Sunday.
TheCable reports that a resident disclosed that the insurgents have been shooting sporadically for over 30
minutes.
“We are under
serious attack right now. Boko Haram stormed the town hours after the president
left,” he said.
Buhari had headed to
Borno from Ethiopia where he attended the African Union summit.
Speaking at the
palace of Abubakar Elkanemi, the shehu of Borno, the president had said Boko
Haram could not thrive without local support.
“This Boko Haram or
whatever they are, cannot come up to Maiduguri or environs without the local
leadership knowing because traditionally the local leadership is in charge of
security in their own respective areas. So with my understanding of our
culture, I wonder how Boko Haram survives up till now,” he had said.
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